WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
HERBERT JOHANNES & CECILIA FRIEDERICKA DIEKERS LUDWIG
(owners of the Homespun Restaurant in Leeds)
BIOGRAPHY
Cecelia Friedericka Diekers was born in Germany on Jamuary 5, 1907.Herbert Johannes Ludwig was born in Germany on March 14, 1907.
Herbert & Cecelia met and were married in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on August 8, 1931. They were sealed
in the Salt Lake Temple on April 2, 1936.
Herbert had 6 years of training in orthopedics in Chicago, 1941-1946.
The Ludwigs moved to Salt Lake City in 1948 to open an orthopedic service.
On a whim, they bought a ranch near Leeds in 1957. On May 1 1961, they moved down to the ranch having
decided that Salt Lake City was too crowded. In May of 1962 they opened a small restaurant in a spare house
on the ranch. They closed the restaurant about 1973.
Herbert died in St. George on April 22, 1995 and was buried in Plot D_10030 of the St. George City Cemetery.
Cecelia died in Cedr City on February 15, 2001 and was buried in Plot D_ 10031 of the
St. George City Cemetery.
FAMILY
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Herbert's Parents and Siblings:
Paul Richard Ludwig Anna Marie Weber Ludwig Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
(5/21/1865-1/21/1946) (married 1/3/1892) (7/24/1869-11/2/1911) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
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Cecelia's Parents and Siblings: Peter Diekers Martha Guse Diekers Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
(5/14/1880-11/6/1963) (married xx/xx/xxxx) (4/21/1876-12/31/1956) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
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Herbert & Cecelia's Family: Herbert Johannes Ludwig Cecelia Friedericka Diekers Ludwig Evan Ludwig |
(3/14/1907-4/22/1995) (married 8/8/1931) (1/5/1907-2/15/2001) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (adopted) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
PHOTOS
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REFERENCES
Life Story of Herbert J. LudwigBy Herbert J. Ludwig
That's What's Cookin': What's Cookin'? Spaetzel's Cookin'
Article by Frank Jensen, The Salt Lake Tribune, December 23, 1962
FamilySearch entry for Herbert Johannes Ludwig
Find-A-Grave entry for Herbert Johannes Ludwig
FamilySearch entry for Cecelia Friedericka Diekers
Find-A-Grave entry for Cecelia Friedericka Diekers Ludwig
Gravestone of Herbert & Cecelia Ludwig